Brussels, 03/12/2004 (Agence Europe) - The Socialist group at the European Parliament says the way the European Culture Capitals are decided is not appropriate. In a press release, Austrian Socialist Christa Prets urges Commissioner Jan Figel to put forward tighter selection procedures to update the current system. The European Culture Capitals are not selected via a European selection process but by national governments, and in some countries there is an open competition with public...